Which has higher labor force, female, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?

Barbados, at 49.7% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Labor force, female

Barbados

49.7%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

49.4%

in 2025

Barbados rank

13th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

16th

Labor force, female over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 49.7% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 187 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.5%	45.3%	2.3%	Barbados
2000s	48.7%	48.0%	0.7%	Barbados
2010s	49.7%	48.1%	1.6%	Barbados
2020s	49.6%	49.4%	0.2%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 49.7% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for labor force, female?: Barbados ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Unit: % of total labor force
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.